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| Chromium
is a metal in group VIB of the periodic table with atomic number 24, an
atomic weight of 51.996, and a density of 7.19. It has a melting temperature
of 1875 C.
The electronic configuration for chromium is: (Ar)(3d)5(4s)1, and it has an atomic radius of 0.130 nm. At room temperature Chromium has a bcc (body-centered-cubic) crystal structure with a basis of one Cr atom. The unit cell is illustrated. E = 248 GPa. |
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| From:
Callister,
"Materials Science and Engineering," Wiley (1997) |
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